Read this thank you letter from Fr. Vincent DeLucia, O.P., Director of the Catholic Center at NYU, to St. Joseph's parish community whose generosity made this event possible. Be sure to check out the photos of the families, the student elves, and our own Reverend Santa!

Ecumenical meetings, catechism for youth, charity for sick, disabled, abandoned and the poor, Christians and Muslims, and the baptism of a young Mandaean doctor. These are the various faces of Kirkuk where Christians await the birth of the Saviour and become messengers of joy even in midst of Iraq’s tears.

Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church urged a court Monday to let Christians use "Allah" as a translation for God and overturn a government ban that has become a symbol of religious grievances in Muslim-majority Malaysia.

The archbishop was the principal celebrant of a Mass at the cathedral to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Sheen on December 9. The packed St. Patrick's Cathedral included members of the Sheen family.